Research Supervisors

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The supervisor is the key person in a thesis-based graduate degree program. The principal role of the supervisor is to help students achieve their scholastic potential and to chair the student’s Supervisory Committee. The Supervisor will provide reasonable commitment, accessibility, professionalism, stimulation, guidance, respect and consistent encouragement to the student. Learn more

Graduate programs have different expectations regarding prospective students contacting faculty members. Some require commitment of a faculty member as thesis supervisor prior to applying while others assign supervisors in the first year. Please review the requirements for each program in the degree listing under the heading "Admission Information & Requirements" in step 3 "Prepare Application" under "Thesis Supervision".

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Supervisor Directory

Name Rolesort ascending Faculty Academic Unit
Doebeli, Michael Walter Professor Faculty of Science Department of Mathematics, Department of Zoology
Brondani, Mario Professor Faculty of Dentistry Department of Oral Health Sciences
Grant, Isabel Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
Carlsten, Christopher Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of Respiratory Medicine
Stewart, James Professor Peter A. Allard School of Law
O'Connor, Deborah Professor Faculty of Arts School of Social Work
Li, Guofang Professor Faculty of Education Department of Language & Literacy Education
Daniels, Lori Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences
Lam, Tania Professor Faculty of Education School of Kinesiology
Kindler, Anna Professor Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy
Norton, Bonny Professor Faculty of Education Department of Language & Literacy Education
Allen, Susan Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Olson, Robert Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery
Sunderland, Terence Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences
Hopewell, Kristen Professor Faculty of Arts School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
Gao, Zu-Hua Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Nojeh, Alireza Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Chapman, Mary Ann Professor Faculty of Arts Department of English Language and Literatures
Ogrodniczuk, John Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry
Eberhardt, Erik Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Justice, Daniel Professor Faculty of Arts Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, Department of English Language and Literatures
Palepu, Anita Professor Faculty of Medicine Division of General Internal Medicine
Haber, Eldad Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Martone, Patrick Professor Faculty of Science Department of Botany
Sayed, Tarek Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Civil Engineering
Grunau, Ruth V Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Grant, Edward Professor Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry
Nislow, Corey Professor Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Masse, Louise Professor Faculty of Medicine School of Population and Public Health
Nielsen, Torsten Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Richards, Jeffrey Professor Faculty of Science Department of Zoology
Robinson, Wendy Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Medical Genetics
Baines, Donna Professor Faculty of Arts School of Social Work
Berciu, Mona Professor Faculty of Science Department of Physics & Astronomy
Groat, Lee Professor Faculty of Science Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Sciences
Yada, Rickey Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems
Orbaugh, Sharalyn Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Asian Studies
Leung, Peter C Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Vercammen, James Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Food and Resource Economics
Krzic, Maja Professor Faculty of Land and Food Systems Applied Biology, Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences
Wyly, Elvin Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Geography
Bettinger, Julie Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatrics
Ayas, Najib Professor Faculty of Medicine Critical Care Medicine
Gergel, Sarah Professor Faculty of Forestry Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences
Nasiopoulos, Panos Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Altintas, Yusuf Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Mechanical Engineering
Lauer, Sean Professor Faculty of Arts Department of Sociology
Johnson, James Professor Faculty of Medicine Department of Cellular & Physiological Sciences, Department of Surgery
Fedorova, Alexandra Professor Faculty of Applied Science Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Lundholm, Russell Professor Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration Division of Accounting and Information Systems

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Reaching Out Tips

Complete these steps before you reach out to a faculty member!

Check requirements
  • Familiarize yourself with program requirements. You want to learn as much as possible from the information available to you before you reach out to a faculty member. Be sure to visit the graduate degree program listing and program-specific websites.
  • Check whether the program requires you to seek commitment from a supervisor prior to submitting an application. For some programs this is an essential step while others match successful applicants with faculty members within the first year of study. This is either indicated in the program profile under "Admission Information & Requirements" - "Prepare Application" - "Supervision" or on the program website.
Focus your search
  • Identify specific faculty members who are conducting research in your specific area of interest.
  • Establish that your research interests align with the faculty member’s research interests.
    • Read up on the faculty members in the program and the research being conducted in the department.
    • Familiarize yourself with their work, read their recent publications and past theses/dissertations that they supervised. Be certain that their research is indeed what you are hoping to study.
Make a good impression
  • Compose an error-free and grammatically correct email addressed to your specifically targeted faculty member, and remember to use their correct titles.
    • Do not send non-specific, mass emails to everyone in the department hoping for a match.
    • Address the faculty members by name. Your contact should be genuine rather than generic.
  • Include a brief outline of your academic background, why you are interested in working with the faculty member, and what experience you could bring to the department. The supervision enquiry form guides you with targeted questions. Ensure to craft compelling answers to these questions.
  • Highlight your achievements and why you are a top student. Faculty members receive dozens of requests from prospective students and you may have less than 30 seconds to pique someone’s interest.
  • Demonstrate that you are familiar with their research:
    • Convey the specific ways you are a good fit for the program.
    • Convey the specific ways the program/lab/faculty member is a good fit for the research you are interested in/already conducting.
  • Be enthusiastic, but don’t overdo it.
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